Federer

[fred.n]

BUT

on our way back from the US in September of 2005 we were trudging along the international terminal of Sydney airport when the missus says 'Hey look who is walking beside us. It was Lleyton and Bec strolling hand in hand smiling happily. Cameron, my then fiour year old, runs over and says 'Lleyton I love you' well it would have been so easy for him to just grunt at him and say sorry not interested but he did not. He stopped put down his bags and chatted to Cam for about five minutes, Bec chatted with Erica (SWMBO) who just melted at the sight of Becs engagement ring.

For me this means more than any crap that could happen on the tennis court. I know Erica and I will always remember the meeting but mostly Cameron does not go more than two days without telling us what Lleyton had said to him. Cameron is now about to turn six and goes to tennis four times a week, a two hour session on Saturday mornings and half hour after school three days. All because of a chance meeting that has inspired him. Job done Lleyton thankyou for taking the time.

Pete

Say no more

[Wood Butcher]

on our way back from the US in September of 2005 we were trudging along the international terminal of Sydney airport when the missus says 'Hey look who is walking beside us. It was Lleyton and Bec strolling hand in hand smiling happily. Cameron, my then fiour year old, runs over and says 'Lleyton I love you' well it would have been so easy for him to just grunt at him and say sorry not interested but he did not. He stopped put down his bags and chatted to Cam for about five minutes, Bec chatted with Erica (SWMBO) who just melted at the sight of Becs engagement ring.

For me this means more than any crap that could happen on the tennis court. I know Erica and I will always remember the meeting but mostly Cameron does not go more than two days without telling us what Lleyton had said to him. Cameron is now about to turn six and goes to tennis four times a week, a two hour session on Saturday mornings and half hour after school three days. All because of a chance meeting that has inspired him. Job done Lleyton thankyou for taking the time.

Pete

Now how come the media NEVER publishes stories like that about people. Good on him!!!!

[Studley 2436]

I thought that Gonzales was a bit tight. He seems like the sort of player who is best when he just enjoying the match. Last night I think he was worrying too much about it to be his best.

Federer wasn't perfect himself as said. Imagine if Gonzales had of held serve to win the first? Would have been a whole new game for Federer not having even lost a set all tournament and who knows what could have happened

Studley

[Lignum]

Now how come the media NEVER publishes stories like that about people. Good on him!!!!

Same thing with Shane Warne the first game back after the drug ban. Playing for local club side StKilda, Mass media everywhere from every outlet and even the pommy press, and he spent 2 hours with the kids joking and signing autographs then grabbed a quiet moment before he was to play and had a smoke (by himself) under a tree. Next day the front page of the Hun had headlines to the effect "warne back from drug ban" and showed a photo of him under the tree smoking. Talk back callers all day got stuck into him, leters in the following days paper the same. But no one mentioned the few hours of his time giving all them kids pleasure